The General Schedule in each stop over of the Sumilao farmers in each institution/school/parish will be:9:00AM – Arrival of the FarmersForum / Program - To be organized by the hosting institution/groupOvernight Stay8:00Am the following day - departure of the Sumilao farmers together with thecontingent from host school/group

Aside from the food provisions/meals and/or the accomodations, the Sumilao farmers and its support groups are humbly requesting if the host school/institution/group could possibly arrange for the following during their stay:

Forum / Program - to be attended by students/faculty/partnercommunities/organizationsContingent - the host school/group/institution is requested to have asmall contingent (50 individuals: students/teachers etc.)who could also join the farmers in marching going to thenext host/venue.

Should you have any question/query/concern, please don't hesitate to communicate with me through the following: 0927-3382282 and 4266101 local 3441.

Let us all be one with our farmer-brothers and sisters in their fight for social justice.

Listen to CGE: Citizenship by Good Example(An SLB - Radyo Veritas 846 Radio Program)Every Saturday from 11:15AM to 11:55AM

-- Karl Vendell Satinitigan09157882132

SOSS Freshmen Power Dinner

Have you ever wanted a chance to talk with the people who've done wonders in your field of interest?Have you ever missed that opportunity because you felt they were too out of reach?

THEN THIS IS THE PLACE FOR YOU!!!A chance to ask all those questions.A chance to get to the deeper meaning.A chance to find out how they did it.A chance to find out how YOU can do it.

The SOSS Freshmen Power Dinner (SFPD) is a one night event where students will have a chance to dine with 6 established speakers from the fields of Media, Politics, Law, Medicine and Business. This event will be held on the 25th of January, Friday 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm at the MVP Roofdeck. Only 10 students per speaker will be accommodated. Slot reservation and entrance fee is 250 pesos.For reservations and information, do not hesitate to approach your block representative.

Brought to you by the School Of Social Sciences Freshmen School BoardHannah Sabrina B. Cocos 0915.432.30. 59

HONORS ASSEMBLY 2008

*Are you a Dean's Lister?*Did you get a QPI of at least 3.35 during any of the last 2 semesters?*Then confirm your slot at Dela Costa Conference Room 1 on January 21-25, 2008 for this year's Honors Assembly!

Don't forget to put in your name, ID number, year and course, and contact numbers. Wait for a notification e-mail that will say if you have been chosen to be the student panelist.---In this third seminar of MediaTalk@ADMU entitled, "Media and Public Connection," scholars from the Department of Communication dialogue with those who are implicated in the abovementioned issue: those who produce political media content, those who consume political media content, and those politically marginalized groups whom the media re-present. In their discussions, they shall try to examine how the media's treatment of those on the political margins enable/disable the active political engagement of the youth.

Take the lead, stay out of drugs..

ADIC

Anti-Drug Info Campaign

January 23, 2008

Escaler Hall

4:30 - 6:00 pm

brought to you by:The Ateneo Chemical Society

together with ASPAC, ADSA and the PE department

Da Video Code: Scholars in Motion

The School Board

of theSchool of Scienceand Engineeringbrings you

DA VIDEO CODE:Scholars in Motion

a video making challenge for the benefit of our less fortunate brothers and sisters in public high school

1. Registration· Open to all School of Science and Engineering students of the Ateneo de Manila University.

· Each team should be composed of 5-7 members, with at least three members being scholars.

· Members of the team may come from different batches or courses (within SOSE).

· Only four teams will be allowed to join each general video category, namely:

(2) an EXHIBIT along our Edsa walk of artworks made by the different studentgroups and organizations

(3) a PRAYER CONCERT on January 25, Friday, 4:45-6:00pm, at the Colayco Pavilionfeaturing the Ateneo College Glee Club, the Ateneo College Ministry Group, Christ’s Commission Fellowship, the Company of Ateneo Dancers, Gene Pool, the Jesuit Scholastics, Kinema and Youth for Christ.

The PoS 100 Plenary Lecture series is envisioned tobe a forum for discussing current events and pressingissues for students taking the core course PoS 100.

This semester's focus is on Mindanao, particularlyissues of peace and conflict, human security, religion,ancestral domain, economic rights and its relationship tothe rest of the Philippines.

Bioseminar: Wild BirdsThe Department of Biology and The Biological Organization (eXplore,eXperience, eXcel) would like to invite the Ateneo Community to this year's first BioSeminar.

Ms. Trinket Canlas, faculty member of the Department of Biology, will talk about"Wild Birds of the Philippines". This is an opportunity for everyone to know more about these amazing treasures, many of which are unique to our islands, caught through the lens of a professional bird watcher. Bird enthusiasts shouldn't miss this!

See you all on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at SEC LecB/SEC-B201 from 4:30 to 6:00 PM.

Russell S. JulianDepartment of Biology

Lecture - The Many Face(t)s of AustriaThe Department of Modern LanguagesSchool of Humanitieswould like to invite youto a talk on

Seminar on Dynamic MacroeconomicsIn preparation for the talk and dialogue with Nobel Laureate Professor Finn E. Kydland on 7 February 2008, the Department of Economics is hosting a seminar on the dynamic consistency of economic policy. Developed by Professors Kydland and Edward C. Prescott in 1977, this model is a valauable contribution to the field of dynamic macroecnomics and policy, for which both were awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 2004.

[jg_som11] I DARE YOU! ASLA launches DARE IT FORWARD!

Ateneo Student Leaders Assembly brings you DARE IT FORWARD,a campaign for everyday leadership.Dare it Forward aims to redefine what it means and what it takes to LEAD.This pioneering campaign of the Ateneo Student Leaders Assembly invites andchallenges everyone to be "everyday leaders" through simple acts of self-improvement, service, kindness, sacrifice, and love.

Leadership doesn't need grand gestures.We believe it happens everyday.We believe it can be done by anyone, even YOU.Leadership begins with you,and through these deeds,you can be a leader and challenge others to become one too.

What does it take to make a difference?ONE PERSON who DARES,ONE HEART that CARES…is enough to make a DIF.

Seek us out at Kostka Extensionor the Doghouseand SIGN UP to eitherSPONSOR a DARE orrandomly PICK a DARE (and do it!)starting January 16, 2008up to February 22, 2008.

Make a DIF. Be the DIF!

Web news update (Wednesday, 16 January 2008)

Web news update ( Wednesday, 16 January 2008)

For the latest bulletins, news and features on the Ateneo, visit the official university Web site: http://www.ateneo.edu. This week's home page stories:

We are even happier to announce that out of the 16 Pathways studentswho passed Ateneo, 5 were generously given full scholarships alreadywhile 2 are awaiting scholarship results by Ateneo's Office ofAdmission & Aid.

This brings the total number of Pathways students in the Ateneo to 26.

When we started five years ago, three students entered the Ateneo. Twohave graduated - Francis Alcausin (BS Math 2007) now works in DeutscheBank while Kim Cholo Torres (BS DS 2007) is a Research Assistant atour very own VP for Loyola Schools' office. The third student, ArchieDolit is graduating this March with a degree in BS ECE.

Since then, we have been able to bridge 23 others, including our veryfirst Payatas student here. Herbel Santiago is now a well-adjustedsophomore student taking up English Literature.

All these students would not have been able to enjoy an Ateneoeducation were it not for the support of our entire Ateneo community.

We are very grateful to:

- the Office of Admission & Aid, for their generosity, understanding andthe emotional support they give to all our scholars;

- All the faculty volunteers, administrators and staff who share theirtime, talent and resources;

- The college students who passionately dedicate their time and talentto mentoring our participants;

- And the rest of the community for the encouragement you send our way andthrough the funds you raise through the Piso Para Kay Isko campaign and our other activities!

In our experience, it has really taken an entire "village" to raise a child. =)From all of us here at Pathways - thank you, thank you very much!

POWER: Rizal Library’s 1,000 KVA transformer is now energized. Restoration work is being done.

Rizal Library’s new transformer seen from the covered walk towards the exit door of the library.

The MVP Leadership Center is now connected to the Rizal Library transformer. The 500 KVA transformer between the MVP Leadership Center and Rizal Library is being relocated to the Social Sciences building. Pictures above show the transformer being removed and the former site without the transformer.

SECURITY: Workers relocating the Smokers Pocket Garden to the bamboo grove in front of Alingal Hall dug up a World War II artillery projectile yesterday afternoon. This was reported to the PNP this morning. At 7:15 this morning, personnel of the Explosive & Ordnance Division (EOD) came and retrieved the projectile.

Misplaced/Lost, found and returned:

1. 1:45 p.m. Thursday, 10 Jan.: LS student MR. GLENN LOPEZ found a Nokia cell phone on the bench at the waiting shed at the North carpark. This was turned over to the guard and returned to another LS student.2. 10:20 a.m., Thursday, 10 Jan.: MR. MARVIN BUSCAS waiter at Luyong Restaurant in the Loyola Heights Condominium found a Nokia cellular phone at the South diversion carpark. At 11:25 a.m., a High School parent claimed the cell phone he inadvertently left on the roof of his car.3. 10:15 p.m., Friday, 11 Jan.: SG ERNESTO T GELLADULA found a Sony Ericsson cell phone at the Eliazo Residence Hall basement. The cell phone was claimed by the owner at 12:43 p.m., Monday, 14 January.4. 10:45 a.m., Saturday, 12 Jan.: LS student JEREMY J. YOUNG found a black wallet with cash and driver’s license inside the PLDT-CTC 3rd floor male’s toilet. He turned over the wallet to roving guard SG DANILO M ARCUENO. At 1:05 p.m. of the same day the owner claimed the wallet.5. 4:45 p.m., Wednesday, 9 Jan.: LS student MS. KORRINE BANAL found a Sony Ericsson cell phone at Quad 1 and endorsed it to the MVP Student Leadership Center .6. 5:30 a.m. Friday, 11 Jan.: MR EDEN B. AROGANTE JSA grounds maintenance crew found a blue cooler at Football field 2.7. 1:20 p.m. Friday, 11 Jan.: SG EDGAR O VALDINAR central carpark guard found a black wallet on the stairs of SEC B building.

TRAFFIC: Campus security reported that at 2:20 a.m. today, Monday, 14 January two southbound sedans appeared to be racing with each collided at the U-turn slot near Gate 3.5. Both vehicles were heavily damaged. There were no serious injuries to the drivers. One of the drivers is an Ateneo student. Both vehicles were towed and the drivers investigated at Camp Karingal .

Many drivers early in the morning forget that Katipunan is not designed nor intended for racing. Both vehicles were heavily damaged.

On campus, minor accidents continue to happen, resulting in minor damages. A sedan hit the rear of a van at 7:15 this morning at the southbound lane of Fr. Masterson Drive . The vehicles incurred minor damages but there were no injuries to the occupants of the vehicles.

ITM 11 Diagnostic Test

Good day.

The ITM 11 Diagnostic Test is on Jan 23 (Wed) and 24 (Thurs).

Actually, the test is on Jan 24-25 but due to the Ma19 midterm exam on JAn 25, the test will have to start on Jan 23 instead. Those who signed up on Jan 25 (which is cancelled), they are automatically transferred to Jan 23 if there is no conflict.

ALAC and Myth Week: Dark Moment: A Mythological Festival

On Jan. 21 there will be an art exhibit that you can participate in.The theme is "THE PORTRAYAL OF EVIL IN MODERN SOCIETY!" and we encourage you to be yourself when you express this theme. You canpaint, draw, write a poem, sketch a comic strip, write a short story,sew, knit... YOU CAN DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING!!! Be yourself, and that'scool! Venue's at Gonzaga Exhibit Hall.

On Jan. 22 I encourage you to watch a film on Mythology. We haven'tplanned it yet, but we'll make sure that you leave the MultipurposeRoom (nasa RMT siya), you'll leave amazed (sana)!

Jan. 23 is reserved for the seminar. The seminar will not cover the ever-so obsolete Western Mythology; speakers from the Japanese Studies Program and Chinese Studies Program will talk about their respective Mythology and will incorporate it in today's modern living.

Finally, Jan 25 is dedicated to... get this... a COSPLAY EVENT where everyone is invited to join! Again, be yourself! Dress up like your favorite myth character; we know that you guys have to spend a lot for your costumes, but you can dress up in simple clothes and some make up and POOF! You are Hera (or Fenrir, or Odin)! By the way, you will be parading around LS (Xavier around College Lane and back to Xavier lang) and people from the Freelance Art Society will take pictures of you!Also on this day is our Food Fest Contest! You have to cook it at home though, because the Ateneo discourages cooking contests.You can cook anything you like, and make up a strange and crazy name for them. Your dishes will be judged by appearance, taste, originalityand preparation (obviously, the biggest factor is taste, which is awhopping 50%). PRIZES ARE AT STAKE!!!Finally on this day, you will enjoy a relaxing culminating activity onthe MVP Roof Deck. There will be the awarding ceremonies, and a short AVP of what happened during the week. There will be an agape afterwards.

JOIN JOIN JOIN THESE EVENTS!!! MYTH WEEK IS SPONSORED BY LEVEL-UPGAMES, INC. AND YOU CAN GET FREEBIES JUST BY PARTICIPATING! !!PORING DOLLS ARE AT STAKE!!!

That's all. I hope you guys get to BRIDGE, EXPERIENCE AND CELEBRATE CULTURAL DIVERSITY THROUGH "DARK MOMENT: A MYTHOLOGICAL FESTIVAL"!

Hope to see you in the contest and exhibits!

--Myta Santiago

White Hot: AMA Party 2008

Are you global warming ready? Well you better be.

Ateneo Management Association presents...WHITE HOT: AMA PARTY 2008

January 26, 2008

A-Venue, Makati Ave

Tickets are at P150 during pre-selling, P200 at the event!

16th Family Business Breakfast Roundtable

FAMILY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERJOHN GOKONGWEI SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENTATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY

The Sixteenth Family Business Breakfast Roundtable

Who does what?Who's the boss?How do siblings keep the peace in the family?

CONTI'S PASTRY SHOP & RESTAURANT was started by three sisters - Cecille, Caroland Angie. It began as a home-based food order business serving customers in BFHomes, Parañaque, Las Piñas and Alabang in October, 1997. The company'sultimate goal is to provide quality food and service at reasonable prices. The hands-on management style of its owners and the able support of the staff proved to be the main factors behind the growth of Conti’s. Over the years, the company has successfully ventured into catering, take home orders and functions for special occasions. The establishment of a three story building in 1999 at#61 President Ave., BF Homes, Parañaque likewise enhanced its image as a nextdoor family restaurant. In 2005 a branch was opened in the northern part of the metropolis at Fox Square Building, Connecticut St. Greenhills, San Juan. This was followed by another one in Serendra, at Fort Bonifacio, Makati. Recently,they opened their newest branch in Trinoma, North EDSA, Quezon City. CONTI’S serves clients in Metro Manila and nearby provinces. Kraft Phils., Sanofi,Astec, Integrated Microelectronics Inc., Avon Cosmetics Inc., Alcatel, EventCircuits Inc., Sara Lee, Bank of the Phil. Island (BPI) and Southridge Schoolare some of the big companies who avail of its catering services. Everydayhundreds of customers patronize its full service restaurants to try theirpopular dishes and cakes such as Baked Salmon, Beef Salpicao, Mango RoyaleSalad, Mango Bravo, Chicken Pie, Banana Cream Torte and Strawberry ShortCake.

The Sixteenth Session will be held on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 from 7:30 to10:00 am. Our venue for the Family Business Breakfast Roundtable will be Meeting Room 1, 2 & 3 Rockwell Leisure Club, Rockwell Center, Makati City. Registration fee is PhP700.00 inclusive of breakfast. Only a maximum of 50 participants will be accommodated.

Individually Guided Holy Week Retreat

The Center for Ignatian Spirituality (CIS Phil) invites you to come away and experience the Individually Guided Holy Week Retreat. Based on Saint Ignatius of Loyola\'s Spiritual Exercises, this retreat is for men and women who long for a deep encounter with God, and who desire to pray in unity with the whole Church as it commemorates the Lord's passion, death and resurrection. It will be held on March 19-23, 2008at Sacred Heart Novitiate, Jesuit Retreat House and Seminar Center,Novaliches, Quezon City and San Jose Seminary, Ateneo de Manila University Campus, Loyola Heights, Quezon City.

Through the years, the Center for Ignatian Spirituality Philippines has been providing individually guided days of prayer based on the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola.

This individually guided retreat is a good opportunity to reflect on the past year, to savor concrete life events and to notice the uniqueway by which God invites individuals to share in His Paschal Mystery.

Distinct from the usual preached type of retreat, each retreatants is provided a guide who he/she meets each day to share fruits of prayer according to the prayer matter suggested. Retreatants pray privately three to four times a day with each prayer period lasting from thirty minutes to an hour.

The Holy Week Triduum is a very good time to take some days off from home and work in order to engage God in quiet prayer and to prepare for the great Easter mysteries. The rich liturgy of the Paschal Triduum is presided over by the Jesuit fathers of Sacred Heart Novitiate and San Jose Seminary.

The Retreat begins at dusk of Holy Wednesday, and ends mid-day of Easter Sunday.

Program Cost: Php 3,200.00 (inclusive of board and lodging and materials)

*A non-refundable reservation fee of Php 1,000.00 is required upon submission of the registration form.

Deadline for registration is on February 27, 2008.

(Make checks payable to Center for Ignatian Spirituality.)

You may also deposit to:Acct No. 3081-1105-56 BPI Loyola KatipunanAcct Name: Center for Ignatian SpiritualityFax the deposit slip to 426-4250

Center for Ignatian Spirituality (Phil)Individually-Guided Holy Week RetreatRESERVATION FORM____ I want to apply for the individually guided Holy Week RetreatFullname:______________________________________________________________Nickname:___________________ Birth date: M/______ /D/_______/Y/______/Sex:______ Religion:_______________ Occupation:_________________________Home address:________________________________________________________Office address:________________________________________________________Position/Rank: ________________________________________________________E-mail address:________________________________________________________Land phone:_______________________ Mobile:_____________________________If member of a religious order, what congregation or lay community doyou belong to? ________________________________________________________No. of years in the congregation/community:____________________________If lay, single or married?______________ No. of children:_____________Have you made any retreat in the past? Yes______ No______Group_____ Individual_____ When?_________________ How long? ___________Name of retreat director/directress:___________________________________Have you received any spiritual direction in the past? ________________If yes, with whom?______________________________ How long?____________Are you currently under the care of a physician/counselor/or therapist?(If yes, please indicate.)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Are you taking any medications? Yes______ No_______(If yes, please list which medications and the corresponding purpose.)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Do you have a preference for a retreat guide? Yes______ No_______If yes, please check your preference:Lay_______ Religious_______ Priest_______ Brother/Scholastic_______(We presume on the part of all applicants a willingness to be guided bya lay retreat guide.)Please indicate if you have diet restrictions:________________________________________________________________________________________________Name of person to notify in case of emergency:_________________________Address:_____________________________________________________________________________________Contact No/s.: ________________________________

Summer Programs on Ignatian Retreat Giving & Spiritual Direction 2008

CENTER FOR IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY (PHIL) AND LOYOLA SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY invites you to the SUMMER PROGRAMS on Ignatian Retreat Giving & Spiritual Direction

The Center for Ignatian Spirituality, Phil. is offering a progressive series of courses committed to the development of qualified givers of individually guided Ignatian retreats. Participants may take any ofthe four modules provided that the prerequisites have been fulfilled.

All modules may be credited at three (3) units per module for those who will take the option of earning credit for the degree course in Spirituality and Retreat Directing at Loyola School of Theology.

RESERVATION FORM

I am interested to participate in the following module/s:____ Foundations for Directed Retreat____ Fundamentals of Directed Retreat Giving____ Supervised Retreat Giving Experience____ Seminar on Giving the Spiritual ExercisesMod IV-A ____ Mod IV-B ____ Mod IV-C ________ Preached Retreat Animation in Ignatian Spiritual Exercises(PRAISE)Full Name:____________________________________________________________Nickname: _____________________ Birth date: /M/______ /D/______ /Y/______Sex: _______ Religion: _______________ Occupation: _____________________Home address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Office address: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Position/Rank:_________________________________________________________E-mail address:_______________________________________________________Land phone: _______________________ Mobile:_____________________________ If member of a religious order, what congregation do you belong to?___________________________________________________________________No. of years in the congregation/community: _____________________________If lay, single or married? _____________ No. of children: ______________Have you attended any retreats in the past? Yes _____ No ________ Group ___ Individual; When?__________________ How long? _____________Name of retreat director/directress: ____________________________________Have you received any spiritual direction in the past? _________________If Yes: With whom? _____________________________ How long? _____________Have you participated in any CIS program or any training in SpiritualDirection? Yes _____ No ____Which program/s? _____________________________________________________________________________________________Reason for participating in the program/s:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________Indicate what type of accommodations you prefer:Single occupancy ____ Double occupancy ____Please indicate if you have diet restrictions:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Please complete this form and mail or fax to CIS (Phil), (Refer toaddress/fax number below). Upon submission, CIS will contact you for interview and other requirements for application. Upon acceptance intothe program, please confirm your participation by paying the required non-refundable fee. (See below for details and schedule of fees. Make checks payable to Center for Ignatian Spirituality.)

An interior life grounded in authentic prayer and a profound experience of God are paramount in building one's competency in retreat giving. This course is for persons who have no personal experience of an individually guided retreat. It seeks to provide the participants an opportunity to:1) experience God and God's love2) notice and relish one's experience of God3) develop the ability to pray affectively and relationally4) become acquainted with Ignatian prayer methods5) increase one's sensitivity to one's interior reactions/affective responses to God's presence in one's life6) become familiar with the dimensions and dynamics involved in thedevelopment of one's relationship with God

This course endeavors to equip the participants with the basics of directed retreat giving. Particularly designed for those who wish to undergo a systematized training in directed retreat-giving, this program aims to help participants to:1) become acquainted with the nature, focus, and scope of spiritual direction as well as issues related the dynamics of spiritual direction2) learn basic helper skills

Course Features:

The Life of Ignatius of Loyola and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of LoyolaThe Nature of Spiritual Direction, Religious Experience, Contemplative Model of Spiritual Direction, Discernment of Spirits, Blocks/Resistances in the Spiritual Direction ProcessModels of Development: Psycho-social, Psycho-sexual,Moral and Faith Ethical IssuesBasic Helper Skills, Supervision, Retreat Framework

Module IIISupervised Retreat Giving Experience

This module provides an opportunity for retreat directors-in-training to guide persons through a five-day silent retreat during the LentenTriduum. It aims to help participants:1) acquire an experience in directed retreat giving2) gain personal experience of supervised retreat givingModule IV Seminar on Giving the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola(Prerequisite: Modules II and III or equivalent program, and 8-DayRetreat or 19th Annotation Retreat or 30-Day Retreat.)

Intended to present an opportunity for participants to aquire aworking knowledge of the specific sections and texts of the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius, this advance module aims to help theparticipants to develop a more adequate understanding of the Exercises.Mod IV-A: The Annotations and the First Week of the Spiritual ExercisesMod IV-B: The Second Week of the Spiritual ExercisesMod IV-C: The Third and Fourth Weeks of the Spiritual Exercises

Module VPreached Retreat Animation in Ignatian Spiritual Exercises

This course is intended to provide participants with the skills to design and give recollections and preached retreats as well as the know-how and skills of small group discussion facilitation.

Course Features:General Profile of Youth and Adult Sectors of SocietyPrinciples of Adult Learning Design and Presentation of ModulesEvaluation of Design and Presentation SkillsGive Preached Retreats According to Themes of the Spiritual Exercises

You may also deposit to:Acct No. 3081-1105-56 BPI Loyola KatipunanAcct Name: Center for Ignatian SpiritualityFax the deposit slip to 426-4250

N.B. For participants who will take the option of earning credit for the degree course in Spirituality and Retreat Directing, all courses will be credited.

All modules will be held at Sacred Heart Retreat House and Seminar Center. San Jose Seminary will also be a venue for the Holy Week Retreat which forms part of module III. The environment provides a conducive setting for silent prayer and private reflection. Room accommodations are Spartan with natural ventilation and commonbathrooms.

70th Season UAAP Football Tournament

70th SEASON UAAP FOOTBALL TOURNAMENTEvent Host: Ateneo de Manila University

P A R T I C I P A T I N G T E A M SMen’s Division1. University of Santo Tomas2. Far Eastern University3. University of the Philippines4. Ateneo de Manila University5. University of the East6. De la Salle University

Women’s Division1. Far Eastern University2. University of Santo Tomas3. University of the Philippines4. Ateneo de Manila University5. De la Salle University

POWER: The replacement of Rizal library’s transformer was completed as scheduled over the weekend. Power outages needed to energize the transformer did not disrupt operations on campus.

SECURITY: Personal belongings continue to be misplaced but were fortunately found and returned to the owners.

*2:45 p.m., Sunday 23 Dec 2007: High School roving guard SG BEN A VILLAGRACIA found an Apple iPold in the High School loading and unloading area. It was claimed by the owner at 12:35 p.m. Saturday, 5 January 2008.*9:20 a.m., Wednesday 2 Jan 2008: Loyola Schools roving guard SG ANTONIO A PARNADA found a maroon pouch at the Xavier Hall lobby. The pouch contained cash, cell phone, ATM cards and driver’s license.*9:30 a.m., Wednesday 2 Jan 2008: Owner claiming the maroon pouch with all contents intact at the security office.*1:20 p.m., Monday 7 Jan 2008: A Loyola Schools student found a Nokia cell phone on the ground in front of De la Costa Hall and turned it over to campus security. At 1:30 p.m., the owner of the phone claimed it at the security office.*3:05 p.m., Monday 7 Jan 2008: Mateo Ricci guard SG JECSON N RUTAGINES found an unattended Motorola cell phone inside computer room B. At 3:35 p.m. owner claimed the cell phone at the security office.*10:42 p.m., Tuesday 8 Jan 2008: Night-shift roving guard SG JEFFREY C BALLESTER found a wallet with P1,522 cash, ATM cards and driver’s license near the guard house of Gate 2.5. The owner was notified. He claimed the wallet at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, 9 Jan 2008. The owner explained that he dropped his wallet while boarding his vehicle.

No losses among the Ateneo units were reported during the Christmas break. However, one of the affiliated units, Loyola School of Theology reported last Monday morning that the copper pipes of the split type air conditioning unit was missing and believed stolen last Sunday, 6 January 2008.

At 10:30 a.m. yesterday, an alert LST maintenance personnel MR. CARLITO B. MEJIA saw a teenage scavenger cutting the remaining copper pipe connected to the condensing unit of the aircon. The boy evaded him by running into the forested area. He was reported to campus security.

At 9:30 a.m. this morning, campus security apprehended the boy at the Grade School area. He turned out to be an 11-year old resident of Purok # 5, Malanday, Marikina City . The boy admitted stealing the copper tube to sell if for scrap. He was turned over to Barangay Barangka where his parents were called and informed of what he has been doing.

Unlocked cars: Early Monday morning, 7 Jan 2008 two cars were found unlocked at the diversion road carpark. The community is reminded to please lock your cars after parking. Let us start the year right by being more careful on campus.

TRAFFIC: Traffic inside the UP Diliman campus was rerouted from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. last Monday due to the UP Centennial celebration.

Web news update (Wednesday, 9 January 2008)

Happy New Year! For the latest bulletins, news and features on the Ateneo, visit the official university Web site: http://www.ateneo.edu. This week's home page stories:

BULLETINSo Congratulations to all the successful college freshman applicants for SY 2008-2009! For results, please visit the Website.o Special Ateneo High School entrance exam to be given on January 19.

PRESIDENT’S CORNERo Homily at the Simbanggabi Mass

NEWSo Graduation rites held for MPM students in Calapan Cityo OIC appointed for Ateneo Grade Schoolo Senator Angara tackles the future of our country through education at 6th JVO forum

The Garage Workshops for January and February

Limited slots available. Register now to receive our early bird discount!=========================================================================*Basic *Basic Adobe® Illustrator® CS3*Discover how to transform your ideas into vector graphics. With Basic Adobe Illustrator CS3, you will get to use the same industry-standard drawing tools for creating logos, posters, brochures, presentations, Websites, and more.Schedule of classes: January 29 and 31, February 5 and 7, 6:30-9:30pmTotal number of hours: 12 hoursInstructor: Aman SantosRegular course fee: Php4,000Promo fee: Php3,600Deadline for registration: January 23, 2008Promo deadline: January 18, 2008

*Photoworks @ The Garage*The brainchild of Mr. Leo Castillo, Photoworks is a workshop designed to helpbuild a solid foundation on the art and craft of photography. Leo created it based on his studies at the New York Film Academy and the New York Institute ofPhotography. With his background in film, photography and production, combined with his expertise in training and development, he created the workshop in 2002.It has since grown to become an acclaimed photography class producing more than 500 photographers, some of whom have become professionals.Schedule of classes: February 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 27; 7:00-10:00pmTotal number of hours: 18 hoursInstructor: Leo CastilloRegular course fee: Php4,500Promo fee: Php4,000Deadline for registration: February 1, 2008Promo deadline: January 25, 2008

Guided Tour at Ateneo Art Gallery by Dr. Leo Garcia

The Ateneo Art Gallerycordially invites everybodyto see the current exhibitPassion and Compassion: A Collector's Viewwith Dr. Leo Garcia - the collector himself,of the artworks of Lao Lianben shown in the exhibition.

Kindly call the gallery a day before your visit. Tours will be given to a minimum of 3 persons.

AMPC Patronage Receipts

AMPC RECEIPTSAMPC members may submitAMPC receipts dated January 1 to December 31, 2007to the AMPC Office starting now.

WHAT TO DOStaple all your receipts for the month together.Put the receipts inside an envelope.Write the monthly totals on a sheet of paperwith your name, office and contact number (see below).Paste this outside the envelope:_______________________________________

As our community knows, Fr. Jose Moises Fermin, S.J., will be leaving for tertianship in Australia the middle of January. The Leadership Transition Committee is also meeting to finalize its recommendations regarding a new Headmaster for the Ateneo Grade School to take office April 1, 2008. I will also be away for the Jesuit 35th General Congregation from January 5, 2008 till early March. After consultations and meetings with the Grade School Administrative team, I am appointing Mr. Jose P. Salvador, Jr. as Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Ateneo de Manila Grade School effective January 7, 2008. I have met with Fr. Fermin and the A-Team to discuss the important decisions that will be coming up during the next three months and to agree on the process to be followed for them. In case of important decisions, I have informed Mr. Salvador and the A-Team to communicate with me by e-mail. I would like to ask the Ateneo Grade School community for your continuing support of Mr. Salvador and the A-Team. I would like to thank Fr. Fermin for his leadership over the last seven years. During these years, the Grade School has seen new buildings and new and improved facilities, much greater effort to improve academic performance especially through the benchmarking with Singapore , renewed formation in character and discipline, and growth in faculty development and formation. I would also like to thank Fr. Fermin for the wonderful community spirit among faculty, administrators, staff, students and parents that is so apparent to all who visit the Grade School. As he enters the last stage of Jesuit formation, tertianship, which we know as a school of the heart, I ask our community to remember him in your prayers. Again, thank you, Fr. Joey,for your legacy of leadership and community-building in the Ateneo Grade School .

BIENVENIDO F. NEBRES, S.J. President

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Sumilao Farmers' Manifesto Dec. 21

The Sumilao farmers 1700-km walk for land and justice forced many of us to take care of the basics: dignity, family, solidarity.

May we share with you their December 21 Manifesto and may we continue to accompany their continuing journey.

Sumilao Farmers' Manifesto21 December 2007Manila

On October 10, 2007, we, the Sumilao farmers decided to leave our homes in San Vicente, Sumilao, Bukidnon to march all the way to Metro Manila and demand from the government a just and immediate resolution to the land dispute that has languished for more than a decade. The issue involves a 144-hectare agricultural land whose ownership undeniably belongs to us, the Higaonon farmers of Sumilao. Our struggle to reclaim this land has a strong legal basis, but it has been long, fraught with despair and injustice.

We sought remedies under the existing law to reclaim our land. Some of us had to go on hunger strike a decade ago to pressure the government to resolve the issue. In an uneven battle where the land owner, Norberto Quisumbing, had the resources, the influence, and the impunity to mangle the law and thwart the distribution of the contested land, we only had passion and enduring sense of what is right and what is wrong to demand justice. Quisumbing eventually triumphed in a contest where money and influence won over justice and the rule of law. In a series of unlawful acts, Quisumbing used the loopholes of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law to obtain a land conversion order, thus evading the agrarian reform program. After violating the same conversion order, he sold the property to San Miguel Food Inc. (SMFI), which started constructing a hog farm in the area.

Amid the injustice, we abided by the law and respected the Supreme Court ruling, which upheld Quisumbing's Conversion Order. But more than ten years have passed and Quisumbing failed to implement his conversion plan, a clear violation of the strict rules on conversion. As such, his Order should be revoked and the 144-hectare land must be covered under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) and be distributed to us, Sumilao farmers.

Our long march to Metro Manila carried a simple message: the injustice committed against us must be corrected. The conversion order should be revoked and a cease and desist order should be issued to prevent SMFI from developing the area further rendering it useless as agricultural land. CARP, as a centerpiece program of the government, must be radically reformed and extended to prevent landlords like Quisumbing from manipulating its flaws and to fulfill its promise of social justice and equity. We marched, covering 1,700 kilometers for more than sixty days, enduring fatigue, and braving torturous weather, to demand dignity for us and our fellow farmers.

In our walk for land and justice, it wasn't just our endurance that prevailed. It has been said that we, the Sumilao farmers, symbolized the refusal of the Filipino people to take injustice sitting down. Our voices represent a collective rejection of a status quo where those who till the land are in bondage to an oppressive system and where wealth is in the hands of a few. We were told that we have rekindled the youth's sense of empathy toward the oppressed, and, equally important, their resolve to become active agents of change. Along the way, we have experienced, felt and witnessed solidarity, as manifested by the parishes, local communities, and ordinary citizens who

marched with us in different parts of the country. That the Catholic Church decided to take on our cause is a triumph of solidarity, and for their support, we are deeply grateful. Our walk sent across our message to people all over the country – in the communities that we passed through, in the churches and chapels and schools that sheltered us for a night. We are awed at the show of support that we have witnessed.

If there is one person that we have failed to reach, it is DAR Secretary Nasser Pangandaman. While the local offices and personnel of the DAR had shown their solidarity with us, their Secretary seems to be oblivious of us, our case, our arguments and our plight.

Led by the pastors of the Church and with our brothers and sisters walking by our side, we went back to Malacañang, which refused us audience the first time we went there. The President, upon the request of the leaders of the church, finally gave in and agreed to meet our representatives. The day after, the Office of the President revoked the Conversion Order.

We do not know what made the President decide to revoke the conversion order. Maybe it was the collective and individual prayers of the faithful who believed in us. Perhaps it was the opinions printed in the major news papers and the simple opinions of the people in every street corner that we passed through. Maybe it was the expert opinions of former DAR secretaries and officials as well as other legal luminaries like Fr. Joaquin Bernas, S.J. and Atty. Christian Monsod who told the public about the correctness of our case and the simplicity of the issues involved. Maybe it was the power of our feet whose hundreds of thousands of painful steps brought us to the corridors of power. Maybe President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was touched by our stories.

Maybe it was our sacrifices, our faith in the active yet peaceful means to make our voice heard. Perhaps it was the combination of all these that created an imperative for government to issue the Revocation Order. The Office of the President's Revocation Order is a milestone in our case and for that we are grateful.

However, milestones do not make the journey complete. They are just markers of the distance that we have covered. And our journey towards reclaiming our land remains distant. We may have made a giant step, a thousand more remains ahead. SMFI can still continue to destroy our land by filling every inch of it with concrete. Secretary Pangandaman continues to drag his feet (and everything tied to it) in resolving our case. Yes, this government has made a crucial move, it has to do a thousand more.

We have decided to continue our struggle in the place where we have started this long journey. We are going back to Sumilao, Bukidnon to make our big steps from there. By so doing, we are giving our government the space to fulfill their public pronouncements – that the 144 hectares in Sumilao will be covered by agrarian reform and that we will be reinstated in the land that is rightfully ours. Our 1,700 kilometer walk has created ripples beyond what we have originally envisioned, it created opportunities for major stakeholders in society and in the agrarian reform community to come together and share their commitments.

Our case is far from over. The roads ahead remain dangerous and treacherous. In the last few days, the Church, led by Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, had expressed its commitment to struggle with us. Our experience with them has developed in us a profound faith towards them. They will remain beside us as we continue to push for more giant steps in our struggle. To the church we entrust the softening of hearts of stone and healing of deaf ears of those in government and big business like SMFI.

Today we end this journey of 1,700 kilometers, but the journey towards achieving our 144-hectare land continues. Should the government fail to live up and make good its promises, we are willing to retrace our steps from Sumilao back to Malacañang, we are even ready to make sacrifices beyond that.